Cyber Resilience Initiative

Cyber Resilience in Oil and Gas

The oil and gas industry transformation is underpinned by digitalization driving growth and innovation, integrating new business models and strategies involving a complex ecosystem of assets. Cybersecurity is essential in order to take a systemic approach to risk management within the industry ecosystem.

Our objectives

Since its establishment in 2020 the Cyber resilience in Oil and Gas Community has centered its efforts on securing the OT environment and sharing information including thought leadership, insights and success stories. 

This initiative aims to provide a global trusted platform to strengthen cyber resilience across the oil and gas industry by:

Fostering multistakeholder dialogues

To enhance and drive collective action.

Structuring community discussions 

Around key organizational and strategic cybersecurity issues.

Driving action groups on key priority cyber resilience topics

To discuss and act on key priority cyber resilience topics.

Our insights

Since its conception, the multistakeholder community developed a baseline for a holistic approach on supply chain security, mobilized collective action on cyber resilience, and published material supporting executives managing the energy transition embedding cybersecurity into corporate processes.

The "Zero Trust" Model in Cybersecurity: Towards understanding and deployment

This paper outlines a set of principles and best practices for the implementation and deployment of the zero-trust security model.

Advancing Supply Chain Security in Oil and Gas: An Industry Analysis

A practical guide for cyber security leaders to manage third-party cyber risks, bridging information from multiple  frameworks.

Cyber Resilience in the Oil and Gas Industry: Playbook for Boards and Corporate Officers

A guide to implement cyber resilience improving the industry's readiness to mitigate cyber risk.

Guidebook for a Cyber-Resilient Low-Emissions Energy Transition

A set of principles to aid senior leaders building cybersecurity into their organization to set out interdependent energy system transformation.

CEO commitment on Cyber Resilience at Annual Meeting 2022

The CEOs of 20+ oil and gas organizations endorsed the six consensus principles and additional six industry specific principles to help drive cyber resilience across the industry.

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